People have reported paranormal occurrences in sets of threes, from three scratches suddenly appearing on their skin to hearing the rapping of three knocks on their bedroom walls. The belief is that evil spirits are challenging the power of the Holy Trinity God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit by striking fear in its followers.
Even outside of traditional Christian theology, there are many who believe that evil, supernatural forces become far more powerful under the anonymous protection of darkness. The world is quiet and the evil spirits can lurk around when people are asleep and vulnerable - or perhaps it's because of the opening of a metaphysical door to an unknown supernatural realm.
And because most people are asleep around 3 am, it is thought that those who practice witchcraft have the freedom to complete their work undisturbed and without the threat of being discovered. This is especially notable, as throughout history, individuals accused of practicing witchcraft have been harshly persecuted by the rest of society, so many believe this to be a good reason why they may prefer to practice at night.
The witching hour is sometimes associated with yet another name, "the evil hour" or " La Mala Hora. This spirit embodies the evil that is associated with the hour of 3 am and harnesses it while walking among the living. According to legend, the figure of La Mala Hora serves as a reminder to those she meets that they will someday perish.
She acts much like the omen of the Grim Reaper, but does not slay anyone herself; she only warns them of their eventual demise. She allegedly appears most often when people are at a physical or metaphorical crossroads, instructing them to avoid darkness and loneliness. Before "the witching hour" even had a name, the Catholic Church feared the evil energies that seemed to be present during the late-night hours.
In , church leaders became so concerned with the evil deeds that were likely going on late at night that the church allegedly instated a sort of curfew between the hours of 3 and 4 am.
This was done to halt the efforts of the devil and the practice of witchcraft, which had increasingly become a concern for the church. The singer-songwriter got his new citizenship last year. A man has been charged with kidnapping in the case of a missing girl who used hand signals that went viral on TikTok to show a driver she was in danger.
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So what time is the witching hour? The predominant reasoning lies within religious texts—Jesus was crucified at 3PM, and the inverse of that would be 3AM, making it an hour of demonic activity, according to folklore. Witch hunts, demonic activity, exorcisms, and rituals have all become intertwined with the Witching Hour, as just about any clock in a horror movie will tell you. The number 3 is often a mockery of the Holy Trinity, making it the perfect time to carry out acts of evil, but is there something else afoot at 3AM?
Plenty of urban legends and long-held beliefs about the world have been debunked by modern medicine and better understanding of our reality, and the Witching Hour phenomenon may be no different.
In fact, the Witching Hour, might be a lot less about witches, demons, and the devil and a lot more about biology and sleep cycles. For most people, 3AM hits right about the time their body is going through REM, the deepest sleep possible. This does a few things to you—it slows your heart rate down, drops your body temperature, and generally dulls as many functions as possible so you can get truly deep rest. Fear of the Witching Hour becomes common amongst large groups of people, so we attached meaning to it.
When sleep is going well for us, we are simply unaware of these awakenings. But add a bit of stress and there is a good chance that waking will become a fully self-aware state. Not surprisingly, there is evidence the pandemic is a sleep-disturbing stressor. Read more: Did we used to have two sleeps rather than one? Should we again? Stress also impacts sleep in insomnia, where people become hypervigilant about being awake.
If that sounds like you, be aware that insomnia responds well to psychological treatment with cognitive behavioural therapy. As a cognitive therapist, I sometimes joke the only thing good about 3am waking is that it gives us all a vivid example of catastrophising.
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